When we were young, it was so easy to make friends. Our one criterion is that they want to play with us. Nothing else matters.

As we get older, making friends is next to impossible. We have become judgmental and subject would-be friends to pass our "crucible" before we accept them. Religion, poltics, even sports affiliation come in the way of making friends. Unfortunately...

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Vic

about 4 years

Thank you for liking and faving my poem. Really appreciate it.I agree. People are getting more complex as we get older. As a young man, I used to go to bars and make friends almost instantly with everyone around. Now, the infrequent times I go, I sit in the bar and talk to no one, not even the bartender. Not their fault, of course, but my own

Parker Jennings

about 4 years

As a person (see "young adult") who spends most of his time alone, it remedies me to read a poem such as this. Yes, as days go by people seem to get more complex.Nonetheless, life is more fun when you interact with others. That is something I motivate myself with whenever I feel social anxiety in the face of meeting new people